Oh, right. That's the smell of my boyfriend making cookies while I update my baseball blog. We're totally ok with this role reversal. The cookies are for my awesome kiddos, who have raised over $140 for Roswell Park Cancer Institute. On Friday, I'll have the same haircut as Kevin Youkilis.
...Relieved to see Dice K in command. Atta boy.
...Still unimpressed by the rest of our division. Am pulling for Tampa Bay, however.
...God, I love this game.
Who's country is this?
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Spring Training Rules
Yo yo yo...
...Coco claims that he loves the competition. Really Coco? You love having some punk ass kid steal your job right out from under your nose? Or is this another Pedro Martinez "I'm just glad people know my name when they chant who's your daddy and I don't want a rep as a clubhouse cancer if i do finally get traded..." kind of thing?
...Joshie missed a start due to back spasms. At least it isn't blisters *knocks wood* I'm not worried.
...Delcarmen has been having a bitching spring training. hansen, not quite as much. I've still got the 13 runs they gave up here in the B-Lo last summer burned into my brain. That was kinda painful to watch.
...I still have a giant inappropriate crush on Mike Lowell.
...In the latest episode of "large Marge and the chunky boys" it seems that Bartolo Colon is progressing nicely in spring training. In related news, the team finally found a use for David Well's giant jersey.
...Am still counting down the days until Spring Training ends and the reals season begins. Is it amoral for me to call in sick on the days the Sox play the A's in Japan at 8am? Or should I just put the game on in the classroom and call it a "study day?" And is 6am too early for the traditional Opening Day teleshot? (Geo, will need your opinion on this.)
...Coco claims that he loves the competition. Really Coco? You love having some punk ass kid steal your job right out from under your nose? Or is this another Pedro Martinez "I'm just glad people know my name when they chant who's your daddy and I don't want a rep as a clubhouse cancer if i do finally get traded..." kind of thing?
...Joshie missed a start due to back spasms. At least it isn't blisters *knocks wood* I'm not worried.
...Delcarmen has been having a bitching spring training. hansen, not quite as much. I've still got the 13 runs they gave up here in the B-Lo last summer burned into my brain. That was kinda painful to watch.
...I still have a giant inappropriate crush on Mike Lowell.
...In the latest episode of "large Marge and the chunky boys" it seems that Bartolo Colon is progressing nicely in spring training. In related news, the team finally found a use for David Well's giant jersey.
...Am still counting down the days until Spring Training ends and the reals season begins. Is it amoral for me to call in sick on the days the Sox play the A's in Japan at 8am? Or should I just put the game on in the classroom and call it a "study day?" And is 6am too early for the traditional Opening Day teleshot? (Geo, will need your opinion on this.)
God really does have a sense of humor
I try to keep my personal life off of the baseball blog. But what happens when the two meet in a sick and cruel twist of fate? I feel like I need to say it...my boyfriend is a Yankees fan. A real-life excerpt from our first date:
Me: It's ok, we'll just raise our kids to be Tampa Bay Fans.
Him: I'd rather my kids root for the Red Sox than the Rays.
Me: OK.
It was kind of awesome. He never saw it coming, either.
Me: It's ok, we'll just raise our kids to be Tampa Bay Fans.
Him: I'd rather my kids root for the Red Sox than the Rays.
Me: OK.
It was kind of awesome. He never saw it coming, either.
Monday, February 18, 2008
spring training!
it's been far too long, old friends. welcome back. to fort meyers, florida, spring training home of the world champion boston red sox. no, you aren't dreaming, we really are the world champions. here's the hot stove recap:
-me-ow, the tigers aren't fucking around. with the addition of dontrelle willis and miguel cabrera, they're looking awfully fierce. what's new, pussycat, indeed.
-johan santana caused a helluva hot stove debate this december. and january. but he's found a home in NY, and on the right side of the tracks, if ya catch my drift. would have been nice to see him at home in the fens, but it's not like we need another dominating pitcher if we want the other teams to at least have some hope (yeah, i went there. never too early for a little trash talk. bring it, suckas.)
-apparently, roger clemens may have done steroids. i'm waiting for the official UN statement. seems that this is clearly a matter of national security. hey congress...no shit!
-curt schilling is fat and his body is breaking down. again, i say...no shit!
-no other really awesome trades...kind of a low-key hot stove. ah well...at least spring training is up and running.
-best headline so far "Braves' Cox admired throughout the game" (go ahead, say it out loud. i won't tell.)
-best deadspin comment so far: "David Wells and four sticks of licorice are the fattest rotation ever."
bring it on. i'm so ready for baseball. lookout japan, here come the world champion boston red sox!
-me-ow, the tigers aren't fucking around. with the addition of dontrelle willis and miguel cabrera, they're looking awfully fierce. what's new, pussycat, indeed.
-johan santana caused a helluva hot stove debate this december. and january. but he's found a home in NY, and on the right side of the tracks, if ya catch my drift. would have been nice to see him at home in the fens, but it's not like we need another dominating pitcher if we want the other teams to at least have some hope (yeah, i went there. never too early for a little trash talk. bring it, suckas.)
-apparently, roger clemens may have done steroids. i'm waiting for the official UN statement. seems that this is clearly a matter of national security. hey congress...no shit!
-curt schilling is fat and his body is breaking down. again, i say...no shit!
-no other really awesome trades...kind of a low-key hot stove. ah well...at least spring training is up and running.
-best headline so far "Braves' Cox admired throughout the game" (go ahead, say it out loud. i won't tell.)
-best deadspin comment so far: "David Wells and four sticks of licorice are the fattest rotation ever."
bring it on. i'm so ready for baseball. lookout japan, here come the world champion boston red sox!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Some thoughts...
The Red Sox almost indirectly ruined my family tonight. Actually, my dad almost ruined my family. He decided to try to convince me that Josh Beckett had hurt himself on the way to the game, that it happened while I was in my class tonight. My dad and I will not be speaking anytime soon.
The blogging while watching thing...yeah, not so much. Got to focus my positive energy on my boys! Isn't it crazy, how superstitious we sports fans can be? I once dated a guy who said things wouldn't work out since it rained the day of our first date. He said that on the first date. He couldn't believe I thought he was crazy. He thought all sports fans were superstitious about all things. needless to say...it didn't work out, and it wasn't because of the rain.
I'm so pumped for tonight. Beckett vs the Russian Rocket...why russian? Well, they aren't quite as good as the rest of the rockets. They fall apart, they might be a little past their prime and still in use. Maybe you'd send a dog up in a Russian Rocket, but never a human. Go Sox.
The blogging while watching thing...yeah, not so much. Got to focus my positive energy on my boys! Isn't it crazy, how superstitious we sports fans can be? I once dated a guy who said things wouldn't work out since it rained the day of our first date. He said that on the first date. He couldn't believe I thought he was crazy. He thought all sports fans were superstitious about all things. needless to say...it didn't work out, and it wasn't because of the rain.
I'm so pumped for tonight. Beckett vs the Russian Rocket...why russian? Well, they aren't quite as good as the rest of the rockets. They fall apart, they might be a little past their prime and still in use. Maybe you'd send a dog up in a Russian Rocket, but never a human. Go Sox.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Dice-K @ Pettitte
I haven't done this all season, but I think I'll blog this one as it goes.
6:57 - How can you trust a guy who cheated on Halle Berry. This is why, when I watch a game on YES, the TV volume goes all the way down, and I put a little XM music on. Thank god for Lucy, playing the alternative hits of the 90s.
7:03 - So, Tiger Woods likes baseball? Maybe? IT would seem the game isn't on YES (Thank theo.) but on WNGS. I'm not sure that's much better, especially after the random soundless shot of Tiger Woods, and a brief station identification screen. Stupid Yankees networks.
7:12 - Pettitte takes seven pitches to get Dustpans, Youk, and Papi 1-2-3. Nice to hear the biased Yankee announcer acknowledge the ROY season Pedroia is having.
7:18 - Jeter said "shit" on TV. Maybe his herpes are flaring up today.
7:24 - A-rod slides into second. and by second, i mean lugo's ankles. I hate that guy. Not Julio.
7:28 - Gotta walk away for a minute or two. Gonna stop the posting, thinking it's bad karma. Dice-K is having a rough inning, but in true Dice-K form, I have faith he will shake it off and be just fine as soon as he gets out of this one.
until next inning...
6:57 - How can you trust a guy who cheated on Halle Berry. This is why, when I watch a game on YES, the TV volume goes all the way down, and I put a little XM music on. Thank god for Lucy, playing the alternative hits of the 90s.
7:03 - So, Tiger Woods likes baseball? Maybe? IT would seem the game isn't on YES (Thank theo.) but on WNGS. I'm not sure that's much better, especially after the random soundless shot of Tiger Woods, and a brief station identification screen. Stupid Yankees networks.
7:12 - Pettitte takes seven pitches to get Dustpans, Youk, and Papi 1-2-3. Nice to hear the biased Yankee announcer acknowledge the ROY season Pedroia is having.
7:18 - Jeter said "shit" on TV. Maybe his herpes are flaring up today.
7:24 - A-rod slides into second. and by second, i mean lugo's ankles. I hate that guy. Not Julio.
7:28 - Gotta walk away for a minute or two. Gonna stop the posting, thinking it's bad karma. Dice-K is having a rough inning, but in true Dice-K form, I have faith he will shake it off and be just fine as soon as he gets out of this one.
until next inning...
"a fantastic second half"
I'm just so tired of hearing this said about the Yankees. Give me a break...let's take a look at who they've played since the all-star break...Tampa Bay, Toronto, Tampa Bay AGAIN, Kansas City, Chicago, Kansas City, Toronto, Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit, LAA, Detroit. Are you kidding me? I could put the JV softball team from our school up against those teams and come out with a winning record. The Yankees have not had a fantastic second half. They've had a bunch of games against teams that are mediocre at best. The Cleveland series was a joke...I was so disappointed in the Former Buffalo Bisons. (Seriously, when did Cleveland stop swinging the heavy bats? Talk about a surprise...) Out of the serious contenders, they went 4 - 4 with Detroit, 1-2 with LAA, and swept Cleveland. Good luck, so-called Bombers. Because let's face the facts...you don't have the pitching to make the long haul. And despite the fact that your september looks like an easy coast, the Mariners and the Red Sox will foil the plans of the Evil EMpire. But you just can't call it fantastic baseball. It's not, not by any stretch.
Sox at Yankees, t-minus 30 minutes. Tonight, Dice-K vs Pettitte. Give 'em hell, boys.
And big ups to the AL players of the week, Captain Graybeard and Big Papi.
Sox at Yankees, t-minus 30 minutes. Tonight, Dice-K vs Pettitte. Give 'em hell, boys.
And big ups to the AL players of the week, Captain Graybeard and Big Papi.
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